Name: Teacher: Assessment Directions: Ask your teacher about timing: This assessment may take longer than one class period to complete. Decide with your teacher whether it would be better for you to take this assessment in two days, or if you have extended time and can take it all at once. It's easy to divide into two days if there is not enough time to complete the entire assessment at once. Day 1: Read "The Cold Equations" and "Those Winter Sundays," and answer Questions 1-6. Day 2: Read "Young Ladies Don't Slay Dragons" and "The Base Stealer," and answer Questions 7-11.
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Assessment Directions:
Ask your teacher about timing: This assessment may take longer than one class period to complete. Decide with your teacher whether it would be better for you to take this assessment in two days, or if you have extended time and can take it all at once. It's easy to divide into two days if there is not enough time to complete the entire assessment at once. Day 1: Read "The Cold Equations" and "Those Winter Sundays," and answer Questions 1-6. Day 2: Read "Young Ladies Don't Slay Dragons" and "The Base Stealer," and answer Questions 7-11.
Ask your teacher about timing: This assessment may take longer than one class period to complete. Decide with your teacher whether it would be better for you to take this assessment in two days, or if you have extended time and can take it all at once.
It's easy to divide into two days if there is not enough time to complete the entire assessment at once.
Take your time and do your best! At the end, you will see your score for the multiple choice questions, and will print the assessment for your teacher to score the short answer and extended responses. Directions:
Take your time and do your best! At the end, you will see your score for the multiple choice questions, and will print the assessment for your teacher to score the short answer and extended responses.
Directions:
A young stowaway on a starship learns she miscalculated the consequences of sneaking on board in order to see her brother on a faraway planet. The equation Extra Weight + Space Regulations = Stowaway to be Jettisoned is cold, calculating and without chance for appeal. You read the first part of this story in Lesson 5 (if you want to review, go back to Lesson 5 and start this assessment another time). Find out what happens to Marilyn. Read Part 2 of the story, "The Cold Equation."
Then answer Questions 1 - 5. Use all your reading skills and also the tips you know about answering questions.
The Cold Equation, Part 2
Question 1:
What kind of person is Marilyn's brother, Gerry?
Question 2:
Which of the following happened second?
Question 3:
Which of the following sentences from the story contains an example of personification?
Question 4:
The basic conflict of this story is . . .
Question 5:
The conflict of this story is resolved when . . .
Directions: Read the poem, "Those Winter Sundays," and write a powerful response to Question 6. The poem is linked to the book icon on the right. Use all your reading skills and also the tips you know about making connections between texts. Those Winter Sundays
Read the poem, "Those Winter Sundays," and write a powerful response to Question 6. The poem is linked to the book icon on the right. Use all your reading skills and also the tips you know about making connections between texts. Those Winter Sundays
Read the poem, "Those Winter Sundays," and write a powerful response to Question 6.
The poem is linked to the book icon on the right. Use all your reading skills and also the tips you know about making connections between texts.
Those Winter Sundays
Question 6:
In "The Cold Equation," Marilyn regrets not telling her parents how much she loved them and appreciated their sacrifices for her. The pilot responds to her, "they've always known." He means it's human nature on both sides: for people to regret not telling others how much they are loved, and also for people to understand they are loved even if it isn't spoken. Long after his childhood is over, the speaker in the poem "Those Winter Sundays," tells us about his father. Would the speaker agree with the pilot's idea about human nature? Explain your answer with details from the poem. Type your answer here: Now score your answer. Remember a short answer response earns 0, 1, or 2 points. A complete and accurate answer would earn 2 points. Review the criteria in this chart before you score your response.
In "The Cold Equation," Marilyn regrets not telling her parents how much she loved them and appreciated their sacrifices for her. The pilot responds to her, "they've always known." He means it's human nature on both sides: for people to regret not telling others how much they are loved, and also for people to understand they are loved even if it isn't spoken.
Long after his childhood is over, the speaker in the poem "Those Winter Sundays," tells us about his father.
Type your answer here:
Now score your answer.
Remember a short answer response earns 0, 1, or 2 points. A complete and accurate answer would earn 2 points. Review the criteria in this chart before you score your response.
My short answer response for Question 6 earned a score of because:
Lightening up a bit with some needed humor, enjoy reading "Young Ladies Don't Slay Dragons," by Joyce Hovelsrud.
Before you even open the story, think about what kind of story this might just from the title.
Good for you.Those predictions will help you make analyze the story as you read.
Young Ladies Don't Slay Dragons
Watch for many elements different from the traditional fairy tale, roles of characters, activities of characters, twists in the plot. Then answer Questions 7 - 10. Use all your reading skills and also the tips you know about answering questions.
Watch for many elements different from the traditional fairy tale, roles of characters, activities of characters, twists in the plot.
Then answer Questions 7 - 10. Use all your reading skills and also the tips you know about answering questions.
Question 7:
Which words best describe Penelope?
Question 8:
First tell what two words you chose in Question 7 to describe Princess Penelope. Then support your answer with evidence from the story. Tell what she says and does that led you to choose your answer. Write your answer here: Now score your answer. Remember a short answer response earns 0, 1, or 2 points. A complete and accurate answer would earn 2 points. Review the criteria in this chart before you score your response.
Write your answer here:
My short answer response for Question 8 earned a score of because
Question 9:
The king scratched his head and thought about that for awhile. Princess Penelope was always giving him something to think about. For one thing, he thought her beauty was unsurpassed by that of any princess on earth. For another, it seemed she never behaved as beautiful princesses should. The princess didn't really think that was that. But she knew her father did. So she said no more about it -- to him anyway. From these two passages, we know that the point of view in the story is . . .
The king scratched his head and thought about that for awhile. Princess Penelope was always giving him something to think about. For one thing, he thought her beauty was unsurpassed by that of any princess on earth. For another, it seemed she never behaved as beautiful princesses should.
The princess didn't really think that was that. But she knew her father did. So she said no more about it -- to him anyway.
From these two passages, we know that the point of view in the story is . . .
Question 10:
As Princess Penelope said, "It seemed to her that a young lady could do anything she wanted, if she set her mind to it." The author sends a serious message by using exaggeration and irony to poke fun at traditional roles. It is especially effective told in the format of a traditional fairy tale because we expect the character to behave in certain ways. They don't. They behave opposite of what is expected. List five examples of exaggeration or irony in the story. The example may be about a character or an event. Be sure to include what we would expect, and what actually happens in the story. There is a chart below to help you get started thinking of roles of characters and events you might list. You are not limited to the ideas on the chart of course, they are just a brain-starter. From your listed examples, explain how humor, irony and exaggeration are used to get across a serious message. Examples of ideas to start your thinking. You can fill in the rest on a piece of notebook paper to help organize your thoughts for your writing.
As Princess Penelope said, "It seemed to her that a young lady could do anything she wanted, if she set her mind to it."
The author sends a serious message by using exaggeration and irony to poke fun at traditional roles. It is especially effective told in the format of a traditional fairy tale because we expect the character to behave in certain ways. They don't. They behave opposite of what is expected.
Examples of ideas to start your thinking. You can fill in the rest on a piece of notebook paper to help organize your thoughts for your writing.
Impatient - temper tantrums
"She slammed the honey jar on the table and stomped out of the room."
List five examples of exaggeration or irony in the story here: Explain how humor, irony and exaggeration are used to get across a serious message here: Now score your answer. Remember an extended response earns 4, 3, 2, or 1 points. A complete, accurate, and thoughtful answer would earn 4 points. Review the criteria in this chart before you score your response. Score your own writing using this criteria:
List five examples of exaggeration or irony in the story here:
Explain how humor, irony and exaggeration are used to get across a serious message here:
Remember an extended response earns 4, 3, 2, or 1 points. A complete, accurate, and thoughtful answer would earn 4 points. Review the criteria in this chart before you score your response.
Score your own writing using this criteria:
My extended answer response for Question 10 earned a score of because:
Directions: And finally a treat for all you Mariner fans! Read "The Base Stealer." Go M's! Notice how the title is a main clue to the subject of the poem. Consider how the words of the poem paint a picture of tension and action. Answer Question 11. Enjoy! The Base Stealer
And finally a treat for all you Mariner fans! Read "The Base Stealer." Go M's! Notice how the title is a main clue to the subject of the poem. Consider how the words of the poem paint a picture of tension and action. Answer Question 11. Enjoy! The Base Stealer
And finally a treat for all you Mariner fans! Read "The Base Stealer." Go M's!
Notice how the title is a main clue to the subject of the poem. Consider how the words of the poem paint a picture of tension and action.
Answer Question 11. Enjoy!
The Base Stealer
Question 11:
Figurative language activates this poem, comparing the base stealer's movements to other actions. Which of the following comparisons is not stated as a simile in the poem?
Figurative language activates this poem, comparing the base stealer's movements to other actions.
Which of the following comparisons is not stated as a simile in the poem?
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